The poetics and pragmatics of participatory art
Urban planning, architecture, and art students and practitioners join in a conversation about participatory art led by visiting MIT fellow Mel Chin.
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Fighting inefficiencies
Senior Sheldon Trotman designs computer programs to streamline human behavior.
A simple way to make and reconfigure complex emulsions
Researchers can precisely control the distribution of liquids suspended within each other.
Nickerson named vice president for communications
Head of MIT News Office to assume larger role in coordinating Institute-wide communications.
Solving carbon mysteries of the deep ocean
New research from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reveals a hidden deep-ocean carbon cycle.
3 Questions: Amy Finkelstein on testing health care systems
MIT economist explains why randomized trials can improve medical care.
Report outlines path to greater campus inclusiveness
Institute Community and Equity Officer releases report aimed at fostering culture of respect and caring.
Tackling the “Achilles’ heel” of OLED displays
Inkjet-printing system could enable mass-production of large-screen and flexible OLED displays.
New faculty in engineering
Twelve new faces join six academic departments in the School of Engineering.
Decoding sugar addiction
Separate neural circuits control sugar cravings and healthy eating, researchers find.
Replicating a simple but elegant experiment
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's installation of a pendulum re-creates Foucault's seminal demonstration of Earth's rotation.
Optimizing optimization algorithms
Analysis shows how to get the best results when approximating solutions to complex engineering problems.
Lincoln Laboratory hosts first "Make Your Own Wearables" workshop for high-school girls
Hands-on projects in wearable technology introduce girls to mechanical design and electrical engineering.